SUNSARI, May 20 -- Nine new cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, were reported in the Dharan sub-metropolis on Sunday, pushing the number of patients to 12 in the past 10 days.
Patients have been undergoing treatment at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS). According to Ram Babu Yadav, chief at the Health Section of the sub-metropolis, they are discussing with the stakeholders ways to control the outbreak.
Though the sub-metropolis office started a drive to destroy mosquito larvae and spray medicines in the affected areas with technical assistance from the BPKIHS from Wednesday, it was not effective. The sub-metropolis had sprayed pesticides at Everest Line, Pathibhara Line, Pindeshwor Chowk, Puspalal Marga, Devkota ...